Surah Al-Lail · Ayah 12·Makkī

12

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا ﴿١٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 1 root in 1 of 3 words

Recitation · 3 points across 2 rule families

  • Ghunnah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2

Commentary

No tafsīr entry reaches this āyah yet — the interpretive layer covers a pilot, not the whole Book.

Shape

3 words · 12 letters · āyah 12 of 21

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • كَلَّا لَيُنۢبَذَنَّ فِى ٱلْحُطَمَةِ

    No! He will surely be thrown into the Crusher.

  • فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

    We will ease him toward ease.

  • وَنَرِثُهُۥ مَا يَقُولُ وَيَأْتِينَا فَرْدًا

    And We will inherit him [in] what he mentions, and he will come to Us alone.

  • أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ

    Does he think that never will anyone overcome him?

  • هَلَكَ عَنِّى سُلْطَٰنِيَهْ

    Gone from me is my authority."

  • وَمَن نُّعَمِّرْهُ نُنَكِّسْهُ فِى ٱلْخَلْقِ أَفَلَا يَعْقِلُونَ

    And he to whom We grant long life We reverse in creation; so will they not understand?

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 92:12?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 92:12 include Quran 104:4 (Surah Al-Humaza), Quran 92:7 (Surah Al-Lail), Quran 19:80 (Surah Maryam), and Quran 90:5 (Surah Al-Balad). For example, 104:4 reads: “No! He will surely be thrown into the Crusher.” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 92:12 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 92:12 (Surah Al-Lail, The Night) reads: “Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.”

Which surah is verse 92:12 in?

Quran 92:12 is āyah 12 of Surah Al-Lail (The Night), chapter 92 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 21 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 92:12?

Tartīl presents Quran 92:12 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.